With Jess Eliot Myhre: vocals and clarinet; Steve Arnold: bass; Keith Butler Jr.: drums; Sarah Foard: fiddle; Alex Martin: guitars; and special guests. Sets at 7 and 9 p.m.
With Jess Eliot Myhre: vocals and clarinet; Steve Arnold: bass; Keith Butler Jr.: drums; Sarah Foard: fiddle; Alex Martin: guitars; and special guests. Sets at 7 and 9 p.m.
Led by composer and musical visionary Deepak Shenoy, Kundalika performs pieces that bring Indian ragas into conversation with musical traditions from the Americas and West Africa. The music we play is constantly evolving and, like most Indian classical music, gives much space for improvisation, so each performance is a unique and passionate experience.
$15
An evening of new and old music from everyone's favorite Global Jugalbandi band! With Deep Shenoy: electric sarod and mouth percussion; Ananth Virakthi: vocals; Graham Smith-White: banjo; Uasuf Gueye: djembe; Sachin Kandhari: acoustic bass; Alex: nylon-string electric guitar. Outdoors, weather permitting; in the Joe's theater if it rains.
With Elin Melgarejo: vocals; Uasuf Gueye: djembes; Keith Butler Jr.: drums; and Steve Arnold: bass
General admission: $30; Livestream: $15
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Mt. Rainier Day Festival 2022, 1 Municipal Place, Mt. Rainier, MD
On the festival's outdoor stage for a set of tunes from Folk Songs, Jazz Journeys, as well as some new music. With Alex: guitars; Elin Melgarejo: vocals; Keith Butler Jr.: drums; Steve Arnold: bass.
Old and new compositions bringing Hindustani ragas into conversation with jazz, blues, bluegrass, Manding, and Carnatic traditions. With Deep Shenow: electric sarod; Ananth Virakthi: vocals; Uasuf Gueye: djembes; Alex Martin: nylon-string guitar; Graham Smith-White: banjo; Sachin Kandhari: acoustic bass guitar.
An evening of grooving "New World jazz" with the Alex Martin Quintet and explorations on the frontiers of Indian and Western improvisational music with Kundalika. Kundalika leader Deepak Shenoy will play tabla with my quintet, and I will play guitar in his band!
$20 general admission
Deep: Hindustani guitar; Alex: Western nylon-string guitar; Uasuf Gueye: West African percussion; Graham Smith-White: banjo; Ananth Virakthi: Karnatak vocal
$10
Maryland Meadworks, 4700 Rhode Island Ave, Hyattsville, MD 20781
Jazz guitar and beyond with Alex and Nelson Dougherty (of Fiasco, etc.). Indoors with proof of vax required. Great artisanal mead and snacks. BYOP (bring your own pizza) from Pizza Paradiso up the street, or any other fine local dining establishment. A free show.
Sets at 8 and 10 pm.
$25 admission
With Deep Shenoy's Kundalika (Deep Shenoy: sarod; Alex Martin: guitar; Allison Lince-Bentley: flute; Uasuf Gueye: percussion). An outdoor show. No cover. Great mead and nonalcoholic smoothies. Amazing pizza available from Pizza Paradiso.
Kundalika features Deep's compositions, which bring Indian ragas into conversation with Western blues, bluegrass, and jazz. Deepak Shenoy: sarod; Graham Smith-White: banjo, electric bottleneck guitar; Rishi Das: vocals; Allison Lince Bentley: flute; Jason Walker: percussion; Alex Martin: guitar.
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Joe's Movement Emporium, 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mt. Rainier, MD 20712
An outdoor show in the Joe's parking lot, converted into an outdoor music festival. Kundalika features Deep's compositions, which bring Indian ragas into conversation with Western blues, bluegrass, and jazz. Deepak Shenoy: sarod; Graham Smith-White: banjo, electric bottleneck guitar; Rishi Das: vocals; Allison Lince Bentley: flute; Jason Walker: percussion; Alex Martin: guitar.
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Joe's Movement Emporium, 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mt. Rainier, MD 20712
An evening outdoor concert in the Joe's parking lot, converted into an outdoor music festival. Alex Martin: guitars; Elin Melgarejo: vocals; Uasuf Gueye: balafon and African percussion; Keith Butler Jr.: drums; Ethan Foote: bass. Special guest appearances by other musicians on Folk Songs, Jazz Journeys!
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Maryland Meadworks, 4700 Rhode Island Avenue, Hyattsville, MD 20781
An outdoor evening with Alex: guitars; Uasuf: African percussion; and Ethan: bass. No cover.
Indian ragas meet blues, bluegrass, and jazz, with Deep Shenoy (sarod, tabla) and friends
Brentwood Arts Exchange, 3901 Rhode Island Avenue, Brentwood, MD 20722
A concert as part of the BAE's Listening Room series. Alex Martin: guitars; Maya Rogers: vocals; Tyler Sherman: bass; Keith Butler Jr.: drums; and special guests! Music from Alex's forthcoming CD Folk Songs, Jazz Journeys and Maya's recent release The Gathering, as well as Alex's settings of poems by Latin and North American writers. An evening synthesizing Latin-tinged jazz with folk and the songwriter tradition. $15. Mead by Maryland Meadworks.
Trio with Blake Meisner: bass; Keith Butler Jr.: drums